Playhouse



Nov. 22, 1927, V1,649,938

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Patented Nov. `22, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

' MICHAEL Witsen-BUSCH, or PARK RIDGE, ILLINOIS.

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y Application filed October 19,1925. Serial No. 63,245.

venience, and which will be extremely eco-v nomical in manufacture and durable in use. A further object is the provision of a simplified construction which may be used in general in theY manufacture of toy houses, bird houses and thelike.

@ther objects will appear hereinafter. Y

The invention consists in the combina-v tions and arrangements hereinafter de- The invention will vbe best understood kby reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which, s v I l v .f Y l Fig. 1 represents a front elevational view of a toy house made in accordance 'with the.y

present invention; o

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof; Fig. 3 is a fragmental horizontal sectional view through the walls ofthe play house;

Fig. 4 is a fragmental vertical sectional view through the walls andflooring of the same;

Fig. tially on the line 5 5 of Figure 6 showing theV clip means for securing theV walls together;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view" of a corner in elevation, with the roof applied thereto; Fig. 7 is a -fragmental sectional view show-y ing the window framingincorporated in a side wall;

Fig. 8 is a similar view but showing aV door substituted for the window; and

Fig. 9 is a fragmentaryview of an end wall and the roof, these parts being separated but in proper relative position and embodying the means whereby the roofis held in position upon the end wall.

The preferred embodiment ofmy invention, as illustrated in ythe accompanying drawings, form of a suitable board or flooring, opposed side walls 11 and opposed end walls 12, constructed and proportioned for mounting upon the flooring 10.l The sideA and end walls 11 and 12 are'preferably made-,of conf crete reenforced by suitable wire mesh`13; and the same are also produced with reenforcing rods 14 adjacent their corner edges; which rods protrude for a distance below the end y members voverhang inthe customary manner.

comprises a base part in the their lower edges as shown. For the reception of the protruding lends'of the rods 14,

the flooring 10 isy provided with apertures 14. By this arrangement, the side and end walls 11 and 12 are detachably secured in position upon the flooring 10. i

Means are provided for securing the side andend walls together at their top corners; and this means consists in providing the Atop and vend walls with notches 15, produced from ',theirftop `or* roof edges yinfproximity to themeeting edges atthe'corners. Adapted to be removably disposed within adjacent cornerl notches -15 are corner-shaped clip members 16, which embrace the corners and secure together in tight relation thecorner producing walls. The side and end walls, thus held to the iooring 10 bythe rods 14, and thus secured to each other by the cornerA clips 16, provide a lpractical and eflicient construction; `and additionallyl the parts comprising the structure so produced, may

be readily separated for purposes of Ytrans-` y place to another. y

A Preferably andas shown, the endl walls 12 of the structure are each;y formed rat their Y l. v. top ends withoppositely sloping edges for 5 is a sectional viewptaken substan-y thefaccommodation thereon of oppositely sloping roof sections 17 In order to maintain the roof sections 17 iny position upon the sloping top edges of the `end walls 12,

fort-he purpose in the sloping top edges of r12. The roof sectionsl? not onlyrest upon the end walls 12but'also upon the side walls 11 from .'whichtheyy The side and end walls 11 and 12 may, desired, be produced with window framing members incorporated therein. The fram ing members consist of U-shaped parts 20, adapted when the concrete is poured in the usual mould, to receive the concrete between theirr flanges 21 whereby the U-shaped Sections will be rmly held bythe concrete thus' `received therein. U-s'haped framing members are thus provided for the sides and ends of the. windows. To the vframing members 20 yare secured strips 22 provided with shoulders 23 throughout their lengths. The said strips 22, withtheir shoulders23, com*- prise the means whereby to retain either the usual windowfsash 24 (Figs. 1 Yand 2) or a if 'I window pane 25 (Fig. 7). In Fig. 8 I have illustrated a door 26 applied to the framing members 22 and abutting against the shoulf ders 23 thereof.

Vliile I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction 'for carrying my inventionV into effect, this* is capable,y of variation and modication without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

IIaving described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-ters Patent is:

1. A house structure of the hind set forth comprising ar floor part; separable side and end walls: mounted upon the floor part and having means interlocking therewith; corner clips separably connecting the side and end walls; and a roof removably arranged uponthe side and end walls, substantially as described.

' 2. A house structure of the kind setv forth comprising a floor part; sideV and end walls arranged to be removably supported thereon made of reenforced concrete; said walls provided With'windo'w and door frai'ning'consisting eachof channeled sections held by the concrete received therein; means for removably securing said side and end walls in position and a roof removably arranged thereon, substantially as described.

3. A house structure of the lkind set forth comprising a floor part having` apertures therein; side and end walls larranged to'be removably supported upon the floor part; rods protruding from said walls and removably enterab-le in said apertures; and means for vreleasably securing` said side and end walls ltogether comprising notches provided therein and clip members shaped to embrace the corners ent-erable in said notches. y 4;.' A house structure of the kind set forth comprising a unitary floor part having' apertures therein; unitary side and end walls arranged to be removably supportedV uponV said floor part; rods protruding from said Walls and enterablel `in .said apertures, means for releasably securing said side and end lwallsf together comliirising notches prolvided in the top ends thereof and clip members shaped to embrace the corners and engaged in said notches; and a unitary roof adapted to be removably supported upon said walls and provided with depending tenons, said endwalls having notches therein for the reception of said tenons by which to holdthe roof in` position, substantially as described.

5.' A house structure of the kind set forth comiprsing a unitary iioor part; unitary side and end walls mounted upon said floor part and having means interlocking therewith; corner clips connecting said VsideA and end walls; and a unitary roof supported upon said sidel and end walls, substantially as described. Y. v 6. A house structure of the kindset forth comprising a unitary floor part.; unitary side and end walls arranged to be supported thereon, rmade Vof re-inforced concrete; said walls provided with window and door framing `consist-ing each.. of channeled Vsections held bythe concrete received therein; means for securing said side and end walls in pos sit-ion and unitary roof supported. thereon, substantially as described. .i

7. 'A house structure of the kindY set forth comprising a unitary floor part having aperarranged to be sup-ported upon saidi'loor part; rods protruding fromsaid walls and enterable in saidr apertures; means for. securing said'side and end Walls together.` com: prising notches provided therein andl clip members shaped to embrace'the corners en-r monash wfisoI-IBSH.

Vtures therein; unitary side and end walls 

